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ending September 25, 2023. We 

received one comment on the draft 

supplemental EA by that date. Besides 

commenting on specific outbreak 

information not included in the draft 

supplemental EA and the timeliness of 

publication, the commenter raised 

several concerns regarding the draft 

supplemental EA. These concerns 

included whether APHIS appropriately 

consulted with other Federal agencies as 

required by the Endangered Species Act; 

that APHIS has not considered the 

significant effects that outbreak 

response actions will cause to the 

natural environment, nearby 

communities, wildlife and ecological 

resources, particularly threatened and 

endangered wildlife populations; and 

that reasonable alternatives were not 

considered, especially restricting certain 

disposal options that the commenter felt 

would limit the potential exposure of 

threatened and endangered species to 

HPAI-infected domestic poultry. 

We reviewed and considered the 

concerns raised by the commenter. We 

have both revised the draft 

supplemental EA where appropriate and 

provided responses to concerns 

expressed. Our full responses can be 

found in Appendix E of the final 

supplemental EA. 

We are also advising the public of our 

final FONSI regarding the final 

supplemental EA for our emergency 

response activities for HPAI in the 

United States migratory bird flyways. 

The FONSI, which is based on the final 

supplemental EA, reflects our 

determination that the methods used as 

part of HPAI emergency outbreak 

response activities will not have a 

significant impact on the quality of the 

human environment. 

The final supplemental EA and 

FONSI may be viewed on the 

Regulations.gov website (see footnote 4). 

Copies of the final supplemental EA and 

FONSI are also available for public 

inspection in our reading room located 

in Room 1620 of the USDA South 

Building, 14th Street and Independence 

Avenue SW, Washington, DC 20250. 

Normal reading room hours are 8 a.m. 

to 4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday, 

except holidays. To be sure someone is 

there to help you, please call (202) 799– 

7039 before coming. In addition, copies 

may be obtained by calling or writing to 

the individual listed under FOR FURTHER

INFORMATION CONTACT. 

The final supplemental EA and 

FONSI were prepared in accordance 

with: (1) the National Environmental 

Policy Act (NEPA) of 1969, as amended 

(42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.), (2) the Council 

on Environmental Quality’s NEPA 

Implementing Regulations (40 CFR parts 

1500 through 1508) in effect prior to 

July 1, 2024, (3) USDA’s NEPAimplementing regulations (7 CFR part 

1b), and (4) APHIS’ NEPA Implementing 

Procedures (7 CFR part 372). 

Done in Washington, DC, this 3rd day of 

December 2024. 

Michael Watson, 

Administrator, Animal and Plant Health 

Inspection Service. 

[FR Doc. 2024–30256 Filed 12–18–24; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Animal and Plant Health Inspection 

Service 

[Docket No. APHIS–2024–0048] 

Notice of Request for Reinstatement of 

an Information Collection; National 

Animal Health Monitoring System; 

Poultry 2025 Small Enterprise Study 

AGENCY: Animal and Plant Health 

Inspection Service, USDA. 

ACTION: Reinstatement of an information 

collection; comment request. 

SUMMARY: In accordance with the 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, this 

notice announces the Animal and Plant 

Health Inspection Service’s intention to 

request the reinstatement of an 

information collection associated with 

conducting the National Animal Health 

Monitoring System’s small enterprise 

poultry study in 2025. 

DATES: We will consider all comments 

that we receive on or before February 

18, 2025. 

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments 

by either of the following methods: 

• Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to 

www.regulations.gov. Enter APHIS– 

2024–0048 in the Search field. Select 

the Documents tab, then select the 

Comment button in the list of 

documents. 

• Postal Mail/Commercial Delivery: 

Send your comment to Docket No., 

APHIS–2024–0048, Regulatory Analysis 

and Development, PPD, APHIS, Station 

2C–10.16, 4700 River Road, Unit 25, 

Riverdale, MD 20737–1238. 

Supporting documents and any 

comments we receive on this docket 

may be viewed at regulations.gov or in 

our reading room, which is located in 

Room 1620 of the USDA South 

Building, 14th Street and Independence 

Avenue SW, Washington, DC. Normal 

reading room hours are 8 a.m. to 4:30 

p.m., Monday through Friday, except 

holidays. To be sure someone is there to 

help you, please call (202) 799–7039 

before coming. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For 

information on the Poultry 2025 Small 

Enterprise Study, contact Ms. Nia 

Washington-Plaskett, Program Analyst, 

Center for Epidemiology and Animal 

Health, VS, APHIS, 2150 Centre Ave., 

Bldg. B, Fort Collins, CO 80524; phone: 

(866) 907–8190; email: nia.washingtonplaskett@usda.gov or vs.sp.ceah.pci@

usda.gov. For more detailed information 

on the information collection process, 

contact Mr. Joseph Moxey, APHIS’ 

Paperwork Reduction Act Coordinator, 

at (301) 851–2533, or email: 

joseph.moxey@usda.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Title: National Animal Health 

Monitoring System; Poultry 2025 Small 

Enterprise Study. 

OMB Control Number: 0579–0260. 

Type of Request: Reinstatement of a 

previously approved information 

collection. 

Abstract: Under the Animal Health 

Protection Act (7 U.S.C. 8301 et seq.), 

the Secretary of Agriculture is 

authorized to protect the health of the 

livestock, poultry, and aquaculture 

populations in the United States by 

preventing the introduction and 

interstate spread of serious diseases and 

pests of livestock, and for eradicating 

such diseases from the United States 

when feasible. This authority has been 

delegated to the Animal and Plant 

Health Inspection Service (APHIS). 

In connection with this mission, 

APHIS operates the National Animal 

Health Monitoring System (NAHMS), 

which collects on a national basis 

statistically valid and scientifically 

sound data on the prevalence and 

economic importance of livestock, 

poultry, and aquaculture disease risk 

factors. 

NAHMS’ studies have evolved into a 

collaborative industry and government 

initiative to help determine the most 

effective means of preventing and 

controlling diseases of poultry. NAHMS 

is the only agency responsible for 

collecting data on poultry health. 

Participation in any NAHMS study is 

voluntary, and all data are confidential. 

NAHMS plans to conduct the Poultry 

2025 Small Enterprise Study as part of 

an ongoing series of NAHMS studies on 

the U.S. poultry population. This study 

will support the following objectives: (1) 

Establish baselines for animal health 

and management practices on U.S. 

poultry operations with 1,000 to 74,999 

table egg layers inventory, 1,000 to 

99,999 broilers sold or moved annually, 

and 1,000 to 29,999 meat turkeys sold 

or moved annually; (2) describe 

management and biosecurity practices 

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focus on operations in areas of high 

poultry density and, given the outcome 

of the sampling, operations in close 

proximity (less than 1-mile radius) to 

larger commercial operations; and (3) 

describe producer preparedness for 

animal health emergencies, including 

highly pathogenic avian influenza. 

The study will consist of one phase in 

collaboration with the National 

Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS). 

A survey will be administered to small 

enterprise chicken table egg layers, 

broilers, and meat turkey operations in 

all States, with a focus on smaller 

poultry operations in close proximity to 

large commercial operations. The survey 

will be administered with three options 

for completion, which are mail, web 

(internet), or telephone call by NASS 

enumerators. 

The information collected through the 

study will be analyzed and organized 

into a descriptive report. Several 

information sheets will be derived from 

these reports and disseminated by 

NAHMS to producers, stakeholders, 

academia, veterinarians, and other 

interested parties. The collected data 

will be used to: (1) Establish national 

and regional production measures for 

producer, veterinary, and industry 

references; (2) predict or detect national 

and regional trends in disease 

emergence and movement; (3) address 

emerging issues; (4) aid in disease 

preparedness; (5) evaluate biosecurity 

practices of small enterprise producers 

and determine what sort of 

informational resources may be most 

useful for this population; (6) provide 

estimates of both outcome (disease or 

other parameters) and exposure (risks 

and components) variables that can be 

used in analytic studies in the future by 

NAHMS; (7) provide input into the 

design of surveillance systems for 

specific diseases; and (8) provide 

parameters for animal disease spread 

models. 

We are asking the Office of 

Management and Budget (OMB) to 

approve our use of these information 

collection activities for 3 years. 

The purpose of this notice is to solicit 

comments from the public (as well as 

affected agencies) concerning our 

information collection. These comments 

will help us: 

(1) Evaluate whether the collection of 

information is necessary for the proper 

performance of the functions of the 

Agency, including whether the 

information will have practical utility; 

(2) Evaluate the accuracy of our 

estimate of the burden of the collection 

of information, including the validity of 

the methodology and assumptions used; 

(3) Enhance the quality, utility, and 

clarity of the information to be 

collected; and 

(4) Minimize the burden of the 

collection of information on those who 

are to respond, through use, as 

appropriate, of automated, electronic, 

mechanical, and other collection 

technologies; e.g., permitting electronic 

submission of responses. 

Estimate of burden: The public 

burden for this collection of information 

is estimated to average 0.35 hours per 

response. 

Respondents: Small enterprise 

chicken table-egg layer, chicken broiler, 

and turkey operations. This includes 

chicken table-egg layer operations with 

inventories of 1,000 to 74,999 head, 

chicken broiler operations that sold or 

moved 1,000 to 99,999 head in the last 

year, and turkey operations that sold or 

moved 1,000 to 29,999 head in the last 

year. 

Estimated annual number of 

respondents: 5,525. 

Estimated annual number of 

responses per respondent: 1. 

Estimated annual number of 

responses: 5,525. 

Estimated total annual burden on 

respondents: 1,947 hours. (Due to 

averaging, the total annual burden hours 

may not equal the product of the annual 

number of responses multiplied by the 

reporting burden per response.) 

All responses to this notice will be 

summarized and included in the request 

for OMB approval. All comments will 

also become a matter of public record. 

Done in Washington, DC, this 3rd day of 

December 2024. 

Michael Watson, 

Administrator, Animal and Plant Health 

Inspection Service. 

[FR Doc. 2024–30251 Filed 12–18–24; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Economic Research Service 

Agency Information Collection 

Activities; Comment Request 

AGENCY: Economic Research Service 

(ERS), US Department of Agriculture 

(USDA). 

ACTION: Notice of intent to request 

renewal of currently approved 

information collection; request to 

comment. 

SUMMARY: In accordance with the 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, (Pub. 

L. 104–12), this notice announces the 

intention of the Economic Research 

Service (ERS) to request extension of a 

currently approved information 

collection, the Generic Clearance for 

Survey Research Studies, OMB Number 

0536–0073. 

DATES: Written comments on this notice 

must be received by February 18, 2025 

to be assured of consideration. 

Comments received after that date will 

be considered to the extent practicable. 

Send comments to the address below. 

ADDRESSES: Address all comments 

concerning this notice to julie.parker3@

usda.gov and ers.pra@usda.gov 

identified by docket number 0536–0073. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Requests for additional information or 

copies of this information collection 

should be directed to Julie Parker at 

julie.parker3@usda.gov or 202–868– 

7945. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Title of collection: Generic Clearance 

for Survey Research Studies. 

OMB Control Number: 0536–0073. 

Expiration Date of Approval: April 30, 

2025. 

Type of Request: Intent to Seek 

Approval to Extend an Information 

Collection for 3 Years. 

Abstract: In accordance with the 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (Pub. 

L. 104–13) and OMB regulations at 5 

CFR part 1320 (60 FR 44978, August 29, 

1995), this notice announces the ERS’ 

intention to request renewal of approval 

from the Office of Management and 

Budget (OMB) for a generic clearance 

that will allow ERS to rigorously 

develop, test, and evaluate its survey 

methodologies, instruments, and 

administration. The mission of ERS is to 

provide economic and other social 

science information and analysis for 

public and private decisions on 

agriculture, food, natural resources, and 

rural America. This request is part of an 

on-going initiative to improve ERS data 

product quality, as recommended by 

both its own guidelines and those of 

OMB. The purpose of this generic 

clearance is to allow ERS to evaluate, 

adopt, and use state-of-the-art and 

multi-disciplinary research to improve 

and enhance the quality of its current 

data collections. This clearance will also 

be used to aid in the development of 

new surveys. It will help to ensure that 

requested data can be provided in the 

desired format, reporting burden (time 

and financial resources) is minimized, 

collection instruments are clearly 

understood, and the impact of collection 

requirements on respondents can be 

properly assessed. ERS envisions using 

a variety of survey improvement 

techniques, as appropriate to the 

individual project under investigation. 

These include focus groups, market 


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